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states. -- united nations. we need also to be that are at protecting civilians once we fail to listen to the early warning signatures on human rights. then we have human rights violations during a time when the syrians are severely affect. khen we need to have work' -- work more speedily. in sri lanka, we needed to have more of a development team, and we did not have the flexibility to change our presence. i think we are moving in that duration, and i hope we will see human rights as a universal obligation. the whole declaration of december 1948 is the universal declaration of human rights, and we have to be very, very careful to make sure that the human rights complex is universally excepted. we have to accept more than we do, particularly in western countries, that the economic and social rights are also part of the human rights body. it is important to create that universality around the culture. glad we have so many countries that are behind this in latin america to make sure that human rights become univer
states. -- united nations. we need also to be that are at protecting civilians once we fail to listen to the early warning signatures on human rights. then we have human rights violations during a time when the syrians are severely affect. khen we need to have work' -- work more speedily. in sri lanka, we needed to have more of a development team, and we did not have the flexibility to change our presence. i think we are moving in that duration, and i hope we will see human rights as a...
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in the center of all of this will be the united nations. almost everything you touched on involves the most serious problem's before today's world. the challenges of 2015 and indeed all of the issues out there that will once again require us to come together with 193 other countries to deal with them wherever that might be. so thank you for coming down either by lane or train, thank you for being with us, and thank you even more for your words and inspiration or it i know firsthand by working with you over the years, for your dedication and refusal to quit in times of adversity, many of which you have had to face. [applause] >> let me thank tom again for joining us in making those comments. i think he hit on so many of the keep points in bringing it back to the u.n. role in some of the most important crises and challenges facing us right now. i appreciate his comments and i want to be a little provocative and come back to some of the points you made before we open it up to you all. one thing you touched on which was very important, but sinc
in the center of all of this will be the united nations. almost everything you touched on involves the most serious problem's before today's world. the challenges of 2015 and indeed all of the issues out there that will once again require us to come together with 193 other countries to deal with them wherever that might be. so thank you for coming down either by lane or train, thank you for being with us, and thank you even more for your words and inspiration or it i know firsthand by working...
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he worked at the united nations mission in new york for several years. he went back and joined the foreign ministry and then came back as the un ambassador rice here he has spent much of his adult life in the united states. given that we have gone through 34 years of separation, this is a man with unusual capabilities in terms of understanding both cultures. he has been, behind the scenes, the key player in all the with the outside world, particularly the united years.over the last 30 he was a pivotal player in obtaining the release of the american and other foreign hostages in lebanon. he was a pivotal player in the end of the iran iraq war -- the iran-iraq war. 2003. a pivotal player in he was the one who was the key in convincing tehran. he was pivotal when the united states had to help form a new -- inment and afghanistan afghanistan after 9/11 and the u.s. intervention. he was the one who met with u.s. envoys and personally convinced them to go along with the u.s. formulation of a new government, after which the deal would have fallen apart had he n
he worked at the united nations mission in new york for several years. he went back and joined the foreign ministry and then came back as the un ambassador rice here he has spent much of his adult life in the united states. given that we have gone through 34 years of separation, this is a man with unusual capabilities in terms of understanding both cultures. he has been, behind the scenes, the key player in all the with the outside world, particularly the united years.over the last 30 he was a...
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in the postwar era, most famously offering the united nations declaration of human rights. no figure more synonymous with the human rights than eleanor roosevelt. >> here she is at the u.n. talking about that. >> we stand today at the threshold of a great event, both in the lights of the united nation and in the lights of man kind. this universal declaration of human rights may well become the international magna carta of all men everywhere. we hope its proclamation by the general assembly will be an event comparable to the proclamation of the declaration of the rights of man by the french people in 1789. the adoption of the bill of rights by the people of the united states, and the adoption of comparable declarations at different times and other countries. >> and that was eleanor roosevelt in 1948, alita black -- >> eleanor was -- with would not have the universal declaration of human rights without eleanor roosevelt. she's not only chair of the human rights commission, she was chair of the drafting commission. now, i want to imagine if you could imagine one thing -- you h
in the postwar era, most famously offering the united nations declaration of human rights. no figure more synonymous with the human rights than eleanor roosevelt. >> here she is at the u.n. talking about that. >> we stand today at the threshold of a great event, both in the lights of the united nation and in the lights of man kind. this universal declaration of human rights may well become the international magna carta of all men everywhere. we hope its proclamation by the general...
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his great legacy is the united nations. and that's what franklin roosevelt saw is what his legacy is going to be. eleanor roosevelt worked famously. there's no nd figure more synonymous. and here she is talking about that [applause] >> we stand today at the threshold of a great event. both in the light of the united nations and in the light of mankind. this universal declaration of human rights may well become the international magna carta of all men everywhere. we hope that the proclamation would be an event comparable to the approximation of the declaration of the hearts of man. by the french people in 1789. the adoption of the bill of rights by the people of the united states and the adoption of comfortable declare rations at different times and other countries. >> and thaffles eleanor roosevelt in 1948. alita black. > i wonder we would not have commission. >> i want to ask your viewers to imagine one thing. you have 18 people sitting around the table. you don't agree on whether there's god. do you agree on private prope
his great legacy is the united nations. and that's what franklin roosevelt saw is what his legacy is going to be. eleanor roosevelt worked famously. there's no nd figure more synonymous. and here she is talking about that [applause] >> we stand today at the threshold of a great event. both in the light of the united nations and in the light of mankind. this universal declaration of human rights may well become the international magna carta of all men everywhere. we hope that the...
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the united nations, and the regional organizations. it looks like an out that sue. , there arenaged benefits to each of those. nothing will replace a more global framework. it would be to everyone's benefit if we could put our heads together and go back to -- and figure out what it looks like for the 21st century. i do not think that is likely to happen anytime soon. it is something we should consider. >> ok. trying to move around the room. >> thank you madame secretary for joining us. ask about where robin started, on leadership. the conversations i have, people indicate a week america -- a weak america. there is an argument that says this could be a new form of leadership from the united states. perhaps to use that terminology --leading from behind. i would be interested in your views. is this a strategic vision? a new type of leadership that obama is trying to achieve? hazard, ade of a hoc? >> i definitely think that president obama and myself believe that there should be more shared responsibility, more multilateral leading on a ra
the united nations, and the regional organizations. it looks like an out that sue. , there arenaged benefits to each of those. nothing will replace a more global framework. it would be to everyone's benefit if we could put our heads together and go back to -- and figure out what it looks like for the 21st century. i do not think that is likely to happen anytime soon. it is something we should consider. >> ok. trying to move around the room. >> thank you madame secretary for joining...
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the united states is also -- has also provided armored vehicles to the united nations to support to u.n. and the opcw efforts verify and destroy syria's chemical weapons, and we will continue to explore ways to do more. but i just had to say to all of you, we cannot stop there. removing the chemical weapons does not remove the crisis. it does not remove the humanitarian catastrophe that is unfolding before the world's eyes. it does not change the situation for people who are under fire 's artillery or his bombs, his airplanes, his scud's. continues to deploy ballistic missiles and other conventional weapons and is using his air force to rain down terror on the people of his country. innocent men, women, and children are starving, as i mentioned a moment ago, while the assad regime continues to block humanitarian access. so i think the stakes could not be more clear. the killing of well more than 100,000 people, innocent men, women, and children. the de-stabilization of an entire region. the displacement of millions of people inside of syria. the creating of refugees by the millions outs
the united states is also -- has also provided armored vehicles to the united nations to support to u.n. and the opcw efforts verify and destroy syria's chemical weapons, and we will continue to explore ways to do more. but i just had to say to all of you, we cannot stop there. removing the chemical weapons does not remove the crisis. it does not remove the humanitarian catastrophe that is unfolding before the world's eyes. it does not change the situation for people who are under fire 's...
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the united states has also provided armored vehicles to the united nations to support the u.n. and the opcw efforts to verify and destroy syria's chemical weapons and we're going to continue to explore ways to do more. but i just have to say to all f you, we cannot stop there. removing the chemical weapons does not remove the crisis. and it doesn't remove the humanitarian catastrophe that is unfolding before the world's eyes. it doesn't change the situation for people who are under fire from assad's artillery or his bombs, his airplanes, his scuds. assad continues to deploy ballistic missiles and other conventional weapons and he's using his air force to rain down terror on the people of his country. innocent men, women and children are starving, as i mentioned a moment ago, while the assad regime continues to block humanitarian access. so i think the stakes could not be more clear. the killing of well more than 100,000 people, innocent men, women and children, the destabilization of an entire region, the displacement of millions of people inside of syria, the creating of refug
the united states has also provided armored vehicles to the united nations to support the u.n. and the opcw efforts to verify and destroy syria's chemical weapons and we're going to continue to explore ways to do more. but i just have to say to all f you, we cannot stop there. removing the chemical weapons does not remove the crisis. and it doesn't remove the humanitarian catastrophe that is unfolding before the world's eyes. it doesn't change the situation for people who are under fire from...
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the farm is also a privately operated national park unit of the george washington memorial parkway. i've been involved with the farm since 1972. first as a volunteer, then as an employee of the park service, helping to establish the farm which opened to the public in 973. the farm became privately operated by the nonprofit organization friends of the farm. at the same time i resigned my park service position to manage the farm for the friends and have been there ever since. i came here today because i thought it might not only help the farm but maybe even help other groups like us. along with many other national park partners, with we've been severely affected by the recent closing of our site as part of the continuing government shutdown. fortunately we were allowed to reopen on wednesday of last week. but most others have not been so lucky. we still don't know why we were closed, nor do we know why we were allowed to open a week later. the farm has never been included in government shutdowns as there are no park service employees at the farm, nor have there been since 1981. during
the farm is also a privately operated national park unit of the george washington memorial parkway. i've been involved with the farm since 1972. first as a volunteer, then as an employee of the park service, helping to establish the farm which opened to the public in 973. the farm became privately operated by the nonprofit organization friends of the farm. at the same time i resigned my park service position to manage the farm for the friends and have been there ever since. i came here today...
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key issues of mutual concern include terrorism, united nations reform, international economic cooperation, and the environment. pakistan appreciates the constructive role the u.s. has historically played in defusing tensions between afghanistan and between pakistan and india. with growing influence in india, the u.s. has the capacity to do more to help the sides resolve their court disputes, and in promoting a culture of cooperation. ladies and gentlemen, there is, however, the matter of drone strikes, which are deeply disturbed and agitated our people. in my first statement to the parliament, i made a strong commitment to ending the attacks. both parties in a national conference have declared that the use of drones is not only a continued violation of our territorial integrity, but also detrimental to our resolve and efforts at eliminating terrorism from our country. this issue has become a major irritant in our bilateral relationship as well. i would therefore stress the need for an end to drone attacks. ladies and gentlemen, it is my endeavor to approach this important relationship wit
key issues of mutual concern include terrorism, united nations reform, international economic cooperation, and the environment. pakistan appreciates the constructive role the u.s. has historically played in defusing tensions between afghanistan and between pakistan and india. with growing influence in india, the u.s. has the capacity to do more to help the sides resolve their court disputes, and in promoting a culture of cooperation. ladies and gentlemen, there is, however, the matter of drone...
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the special representative to the united states for the national coalition of syrian revolution and opposition services. this is one hour and 15 minutes. >> good morning. let me ask everyone to take seats. maybe close the doors in the back. welcome to johns hopkins. my name is daniel seward, the professor of conflict management here at the middle eastern scholars institute and it is decisively a pleasure to welcome our guest. he comes with an impeccable pedigree of support for the democracy in syria, a pedigree that includes the imprisonment of friends, emigration to the united states to avoid his own imprisonment and getting his masters in phd -- and phd at the city university of new york. becoming a visiting professor and associate at the university of arkansas teaching middle east politics. but also engagement with many syrian efforts to transition the country from what has been a brutal and long-lasting dictatorship to something more worthy of the seriousn citizen. -- of the syrian citizen. you -- i welcome him. we will speak for about 15 minutes and then we will go to q&a. >> thank you fo
the special representative to the united states for the national coalition of syrian revolution and opposition services. this is one hour and 15 minutes. >> good morning. let me ask everyone to take seats. maybe close the doors in the back. welcome to johns hopkins. my name is daniel seward, the professor of conflict management here at the middle eastern scholars institute and it is decisively a pleasure to welcome our guest. he comes with an impeccable pedigree of support for the...
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could you speak on the difficulties of a core nation unit in providing for councils and what the isc doing to facilitate that? >> the acu and the local councils, they see they are one of the first organizations coordinated by the coalition. it has been doing decently, good jobs, but there have been some issues of coordination. at the local councils, the challenge with them, those are not councils that have been democratically selected, elected. in many cases the activists in this area who have been active were able to do it. in some cases like aleppo, they managed to have an election. they brought in people from the different neighborhoods, towns, and they selected the council. part of the work that has been done with the local councils is to train them to improve, to reach out, and, number two, to improve the quality of that outreach. the more some of them were able to do it, they became more representative. some of these local councils are challenged by other groups. in the coalition we are open to the idea of making these councils or responsive, more representative, and then it wo
could you speak on the difficulties of a core nation unit in providing for councils and what the isc doing to facilitate that? >> the acu and the local councils, they see they are one of the first organizations coordinated by the coalition. it has been doing decently, good jobs, but there have been some issues of coordination. at the local councils, the challenge with them, those are not councils that have been democratically selected, elected. in many cases the activists in this area who...
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did you speak on the difficulties of a core nation unit in providing for councils and what the isc doing to facilitate that? >> the acu and the local councils, they see they are one of the first organizations coordinated by the coalition. it has been doing he simply, a good job, but there have been some issues of coordination. at the local councils, the challenge with them, those are not councils that have been democratically selected, elected. in many cases the activists in this area who have been active were able to do it. in some cases like aleppo, they managed to have an election. they brought in people from the different neighborhoods, towns and they selected the council. part of the work that has been done with the local councils is to train them to improve, to reach out, and, number two, to improve the quality of that outreach. the more some of them were able to do it, they became more representative. some of these local councils are challenged by other groups. in the coalition we are open to the idea of making these councils or responsive, more representative, and then it would b
did you speak on the difficulties of a core nation unit in providing for councils and what the isc doing to facilitate that? >> the acu and the local councils, they see they are one of the first organizations coordinated by the coalition. it has been doing he simply, a good job, but there have been some issues of coordination. at the local councils, the challenge with them, those are not councils that have been democratically selected, elected. in many cases the activists in this area who...
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[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 285, the nays are 144, the motion is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. pursuant to clause 8 rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal which the chair will put de novo. the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. and the journal stands approved. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? mr. ryan: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the house be considered to have taken from the speaker's table senate concurrent resolution 8, adopted an amendment in the nature of a s
[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 285, the nays are 144, the motion is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. pursuant to clause 8 rule 20, the...
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the clerk: to the congress of the united states, section 202d of the national emergencies act, 50 united states code 1622d, provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the president publishes in the federal register and transmits to the congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. in accordance with this provision, i have sent to the federal register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in colombia declared in execive order 12978 of october 21, 1995, is to continue in effect beyond october 21, 2013. the circumstances that led to the declaration on october 21, 1995, of a national emergency have not been resolved. the actions of significant narcotics traffickers centered in colombia continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy and economy of the united states and to cause an extreme level of violence, corru
the clerk: to the congress of the united states, section 202d of the national emergencies act, 50 united states code 1622d, provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the president publishes in the federal register and transmits to the congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. in accordance with this provision, i have sent to the federal register...
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national challenges and to resolve a national debate. it's happened again tonight on the floor of united states senate. more than 80 senators from both political parties stood up and ended this 15-day ordeal that has been suffered by the people of the united states of america, by federal workers and those that depend on their good servers. describe my feeling on the floor during the course of these votes. let's pray that this is just the beginning and i think it is. we have seen it during the course of this year during the bill.hensive information it took the leadership of the senate to do it. we have to continue to show that leadership and we have to hope that the speaker of the house of representatives and other members as well will watch carefully as the american people react. watch carefully and their responsibility to work with us in a bipartisan fashion to solve their problems. one of the saddest parts of today was to pick up the paper and see republican house members say that they won this battle. honest to goodness, how can they
national challenges and to resolve a national debate. it's happened again tonight on the floor of united states senate. more than 80 senators from both political parties stood up and ended this 15-day ordeal that has been suffered by the people of the united states of america, by federal workers and those that depend on their good servers. describe my feeling on the floor during the course of these votes. let's pray that this is just the beginning and i think it is. we have seen it during the...
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[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of epresentatives.] the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 183, the nays are 236, he amendment is not agreed to. an we have order in the house? have order in the committee. all members asked to take their seats. ll members take their seats. members are asked to clear the well. he committee will be in order. members will take their seats. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the chair: without objection. >> i rise today in honor of 241 service members who were killed 30 years ago in the attacks by hezbollah against the u.s. marine compound in beirut. mr. cook: i was not stationed in beirut during the attack. first batallion, eighth marines. until 9/11, this was the deadlie
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what happens in the united states doesn't only affect our nation. it impacts all of the countries that rely on the stability and the well-being of our american economy. recently, mexico and brazil, the two largest economies in latin america and two very important trading partners, saw their currencies lose value simply because of america's threat of a default. chinese officials have urged the u.s. to avoid a debt crisis for the sake of the global economy. just last week, the international monetary fund warned of a worldwide shock that would result from the united states defaulting and stated that it is critical for our country, especially its elected officials, to prevent a looming crisis that would put the global economy at risk. the american people, our economy, and quite frankly, the world is hoping for better news from washington. we stand with our friends at fix the debt, with secretary panetta, with former omb director jim nussle, and all of the other organizations assembled here. we all call on congress to raise our nation's debt ceiling and
what happens in the united states doesn't only affect our nation. it impacts all of the countries that rely on the stability and the well-being of our american economy. recently, mexico and brazil, the two largest economies in latin america and two very important trading partners, saw their currencies lose value simply because of america's threat of a default. chinese officials have urged the u.s. to avoid a debt crisis for the sake of the global economy. just last week, the international...
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the early prosecutions -- tro national information that would damage the united states was really done to make a point and say this is what can happen? >> we do not know about that motivation. ,e do know because they said so the intelligence community was looking for that previously. the beginning of the administration told "the new york times " on the record this was the intention to get the justice department to prosecute these people have a chilling effect on the other people. >> we talked about the insider at
the early prosecutions -- tro national information that would damage the united states was really done to make a point and say this is what can happen? >> we do not know about that motivation. ,e do know because they said so the intelligence community was looking for that previously. the beginning of the administration told "the new york times " on the record this was the intention to get the justice department to prosecute these people have a chilling effect on the other...
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the early prosecutions -- tro national information that would damage the united states was really done to make a point and say this is what can happen? >> we do not know about that motivation. ,e do know because they said so the intelligence community was looking for that previously. the beginning of the administration told "the new york times " on the record this was the intention to get the justice department to prosecute these people have a chilling effect on the other people. >> we talked about the insider threat program. your discussion on that was exceptional. you can imagine how the government would have a program after the disclosure and the scope of documents. get your arms around. >> it seems to become something quite different. yes, the original presidential which they started rolling out late last year. not emphasize the aspects. it was left up to each individual agency to decide how to carry it out. one of the new bureaus in washington did a very good job to see how they were carrying get out. thatber of them made clear any kind of leaking to the press was the same as givi
the early prosecutions -- tro national information that would damage the united states was really done to make a point and say this is what can happen? >> we do not know about that motivation. ,e do know because they said so the intelligence community was looking for that previously. the beginning of the administration told "the new york times " on the record this was the intention to get the justice department to prosecute these people have a chilling effect on the other...
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are approaching $17 trillion in the united states national debt and it is over $60 trillion. who is saving whose grandchildren? i don't think the republicans should set and try to repeal this obamacare. there's one way to get rid of it is to have a super majority which, the way they passed it, would be called tyranny of the majority. it's absolute nonsense. i don't want to see the republicans -- i thought paul ryan, his healthcare plan, is the same social engineering as the democrats. it will not work. i would go more to a system where people can let the private sector run it. there are plenty of organizations out there that do good. whoever would call me a terrorist and this goes for the republicans and the democrats, they have caused all this monumental insane debt. who is going to fix it? the republican party is at odds with itself and that's fine because there needs to be new idealism, these people on both sides need to be kicked out of their offices for derelict shouldn't of duty -- dereliction of duty. i don't want to see obamacare repealed. it can't be fair to say that
are approaching $17 trillion in the united states national debt and it is over $60 trillion. who is saving whose grandchildren? i don't think the republicans should set and try to repeal this obamacare. there's one way to get rid of it is to have a super majority which, the way they passed it, would be called tyranny of the majority. it's absolute nonsense. i don't want to see the republicans -- i thought paul ryan, his healthcare plan, is the same social engineering as the democrats. it will...
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this nation has done for its people, the full faith and credit of the united states. i wouldn't want that on my conscience, that i was part of this body when it defaulted, because that's what you will be remembered for. you were here during the darkest time in this nation's history. it is irresponsible that a small group would hold the american economy hostage simply because they don't like one presidential policy or the man. the affordable care act is already the law. even now that the government is closed because of the republican shutdown, the law is going into effect as we speak. so i urge my reasonable colleagues on the other side to listen to the american people, because the people in my district are still hurting from the economic recession. they don't need a manufactured crisis on top of it. and i will yield back at this time. mr. jeffries: i thank the distinguished the gentleman from new jersey. mr. speaker, i just ask unanimous consent that the november 16, 1983 letter from president reagan to senate majority leader howard baker be entered into the record. t
this nation has done for its people, the full faith and credit of the united states. i wouldn't want that on my conscience, that i was part of this body when it defaulted, because that's what you will be remembered for. you were here during the darkest time in this nation's history. it is irresponsible that a small group would hold the american economy hostage simply because they don't like one presidential policy or the man. the affordable care act is already the law. even now that the...
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did you speak on the difficulties of the eight court nation unit in providing for councils and what s isnc doing to facilitate that? >> the acu and the local councils, they see they are one organizations coordinated by the coalition. it has been doing he simply, a good job, but there have been some issues of coordination. at the local councils, the challenge with them, those are not councils that have been democratically selected, elected. in many cases the activists in this area who have been active were able to do it. in some cases like aleppo, they managed to have an election. they brought in people from the different neighborhoods, towns, and they selected the council. part of the work that has been done with the local councils is to train them to improve, to reach out, and number two, to improve the quality of that outreach. the more some of them were able to do it, they became more representative. these local councils are challenged by other groups. in the coalition we are open to the idea of making these moreils or responsive, representative, and then it would be easier to prov
did you speak on the difficulties of the eight court nation unit in providing for councils and what s isnc doing to facilitate that? >> the acu and the local councils, they see they are one organizations coordinated by the coalition. it has been doing he simply, a good job, but there have been some issues of coordination. at the local councils, the challenge with them, those are not councils that have been democratically selected, elected. in many cases the activists in this area who have...
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what happens in the united states doesn't only affect our nation, it impacts all of the countries that rely on the stability and the well-being of our american economy. recently mexico and brazil, the two largest economies in latin america, and two very important trading partners, saw their currencies lose value simply because of america's threat of a default. chinese officials have urged the u.s. to avoid a debt crisis for the sake of the global economy. and just last week the international monetary fund warned of a worldwide shock that would result from the united states defaulting an stated that it is critical for our country especially its elected officials to prevent a looming crisis that would put the global economy at risk. the american people, our economy, and quite frankly the world is hoping for better news from washington. the usatc stands with our friends at fix the debt, with secretary panetta, with former o.m.b. director jim nussle, and all of the other organizations assembled here and we all call on congress to raise our nation's debt ceiling and avoid this default. we a
what happens in the united states doesn't only affect our nation, it impacts all of the countries that rely on the stability and the well-being of our american economy. recently mexico and brazil, the two largest economies in latin america, and two very important trading partners, saw their currencies lose value simply because of america's threat of a default. chinese officials have urged the u.s. to avoid a debt crisis for the sake of the global economy. and just last week the international...
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well, let me suggest that we as custodians of this great nation, members of the united states congress, are like parents, therefore i ask any parent that is listening, how long do they wait before they see a toddler fall? or do they leap toward that toddler so that they know the strength of that parent is always there? we have an important challenge today. the headlines of this newspaper says senate leaders see deal on the horizon. so i make a plea today, mr. speaker, that our republicans, however distracted they may be, join democrats so that the senate bill be on the desk of our president today before midnight. . we are parents holding onto america. let me remind my friends of the words of abraham lincoln in his first inaugural address, we're not enemies but friends. we must not be enemies, though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. we are close to breaking those bonds of affection because we have thrown the american people into a downward spiral. i hope that members of congress will join me on h. jezz 375, where i have -- h.res. 375, where i have thi
well, let me suggest that we as custodians of this great nation, members of the united states congress, are like parents, therefore i ask any parent that is listening, how long do they wait before they see a toddler fall? or do they leap toward that toddler so that they know the strength of that parent is always there? we have an important challenge today. the headlines of this newspaper says senate leaders see deal on the horizon. so i make a plea today, mr. speaker, that our republicans,...
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my commiseration to the other home nations. i am sure that everyone in the united kingdom will swing behind the english team. you can always dream. this morning i had meetings with colleagues and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further meetings later today. >> hoping sheffield united will follow their lead. [laughter] mr. speaker, we will all have heard from constituents who while struggling to make ends meet have taken out payday loans. their sense of spiraling debt with excessive charges. yesterday, organizations came together in parliament to launch a charter calling for the tough regulation of payday lenders. [indiscernible] it is backed by members representing every party in this house. will the prime minister at his support? -- add his support? >> first of all, can i commend the gentleman for the work he does on payday loans and the need for tough regulation. it is right that we look at this area and make sure we get things right. earlier this month, the government published reports showing the proble
my commiseration to the other home nations. i am sure that everyone in the united kingdom will swing behind the english team. you can always dream. this morning i had meetings with colleagues and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further meetings later today. >> hoping sheffield united will follow their lead. [laughter] mr. speaker, we will all have heard from constituents who while struggling to make ends meet have taken out payday loans. their sense of spiraling debt...
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what happens in the united states doesn't only affect our nation, it impacts all of the countries that rely on the stability and the well-being of our american economy. recently, mexico and brazil, the two largest economies in latin america and two very important trading partners, saw their currencies lose value simply because of america's threat of a default. chinese officials have urged the u.s. to avoid a debt crisis for the sake of the global economy. just last week, the international monetary fund warned of a worldwide shock that would result from the united states defaulting and stated that it is critical for our country, especially its elected officials, to prevent a looming crisis that would put the global economy at risk. the american people, our economy, and quite frankly, the world is hoping for better news from washington. the ushcc stand with our friends at fix the debt, with secretary panetta, with former omb director jim nussle, and all of the other organizations assembled here. we all call on congress to raise our nation's debt ceiling and avoid this default. we urge co
what happens in the united states doesn't only affect our nation, it impacts all of the countries that rely on the stability and the well-being of our american economy. recently, mexico and brazil, the two largest economies in latin america and two very important trading partners, saw their currencies lose value simply because of america's threat of a default. chinese officials have urged the u.s. to avoid a debt crisis for the sake of the global economy. just last week, the international...
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[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the .s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 133, the nays are 287, he amendment is not agreed to. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 16 printed in house report 113-251 by the gentleman from louisiana, mr. richmond, on which further proceedings were postponed on -- and on which the noes prevailed by voigs vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 16 printed in house report 113-251, offered by mr. richmond of louisiana. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes y electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the nat
[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the .s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 133, the nays are 287, he amendment is not agreed to. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 16 printed in house report...
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take the national deficit and divide it by the number of people in the united states, and there you have it. so really, this president in two terms has literally doubled the nation's debt, spent more than all the previous presidents combined, and, you know, the public needs to understand that someday that debt is going to be called in. you can't hand your child a credit card and have them continue to spend on it, keep raising their credit limit ithout some consequence. our leaders in washington, when they talk about lifting the sequester, it's the height of irresponsibility, and what it really means is our children and their children and, you know, their children on down the road are going to have to shoulder that load. if this country survives it. host: the orange county register story on its front page has a listing of things that were part of the final deal, and they just tick them off as in and out. egory, the government will open. and the removal and delay of the start of taxes on medical device both out of the bill. but in the bill is the affordable care act income verification in
take the national deficit and divide it by the number of people in the united states, and there you have it. so really, this president in two terms has literally doubled the nation's debt, spent more than all the previous presidents combined, and, you know, the public needs to understand that someday that debt is going to be called in. you can't hand your child a credit card and have them continue to spend on it, keep raising their credit limit ithout some consequence. our leaders in...
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most of our tours operate within the western united states and consequently we include national parks, monuments and recreation areas in had almost all of our tuesday programs. it would be pretty hard to overstate the adverse economic affects this shutdown of the government and the national parks has had on the small businesses and entire communities of the western united states. i'm here not just to represent my company, which is managing to hang in there for the moment, but there are thousands of small businesses that are related to the tourism industry. it is an industry which is populated mostly by small and very small businesses. as a tour operator, we use these businesses on every program we operate. everything from hotels, attractions, motels, gift shops, restaurants. these businesses were immediately affected by this shutdown, and they are suffering and many of their workers will never see this money come back and certainly the companies won't either. this isn't something they're going to get back pay for. if you work in a restaurant and you make tips for a living and no one s
most of our tours operate within the western united states and consequently we include national parks, monuments and recreation areas in had almost all of our tuesday programs. it would be pretty hard to overstate the adverse economic affects this shutdown of the government and the national parks has had on the small businesses and entire communities of the western united states. i'm here not just to represent my company, which is managing to hang in there for the moment, but there are...
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resolving national debate. it happened again tonight on the floor of the united states senate. senators stood up and ended this ordeal that has been suffered by the people of the united states of america, by federal workers, and those who depend on your service. i cannot describe to you the feeling on the floor during the course of these two votes. the bipartisanship and the friendship that i felt was such a relief from what we have been through. let us pray that this is just the beginning. i think there's a determination wetake this bipartisanship the seen this this year in passage of a farm bill. the senate broke the deadlock. we have to continue to show that leadership and we hope that the speaker and other members will watch closely as the american people react. watch carefully and understand the responsibility to work with us in a bipartisan fashion. one of the saddest things was to read republican house members say that they won this battle. honest to goodness, how can they say that? a win for services ac
resolving national debate. it happened again tonight on the floor of the united states senate. senators stood up and ended this ordeal that has been suffered by the people of the united states of america, by federal workers, and those who depend on your service. i cannot describe to you the feeling on the floor during the course of these two votes. the bipartisanship and the friendship that i felt was such a relief from what we have been through. let us pray that this is just the beginning. i...
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it catalogued how, going up against the mechanisms of the united states government has one person, can destroy lives, even for those for whom the prosecution fell apart. do you think these early prosecutions that did not seem pointed towards true national security information that would damage the united states were really done to make a point to say this is what can happen to him you? >> we do not know that. a previous director of the national intelligence told a reporter on record that this was his intention, to get the justice department to prosecute people so that it would have a chilling effect on others. >> could you talk about the insider threat program? i thought your discussion about that was exceptional. you can imagine how the government would have a program after the disclosure that chelsea manning had taken, the scope of documents she had, your take on how documents are being handled. it seems to be quite different. >> the original presidential directive that set up a study that produced the insider threat program, which they began rolling out last year, did emphasize the
it catalogued how, going up against the mechanisms of the united states government has one person, can destroy lives, even for those for whom the prosecution fell apart. do you think these early prosecutions that did not seem pointed towards true national security information that would damage the united states were really done to make a point to say this is what can happen to him you? >> we do not know that. a previous director of the national intelligence told a reporter on record that...
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came out of the united states constitution. i think the behavior of the tea party is thumbing their nose at the constitution of the united states and the very process that was set up in order to govern ourselves. a lot of tea party folks talk about freedom and liberty. i would say the freedom to be healthy. how free are you if you are sick? have ae are you if you young child that has cancer and you hit your lifetime limit on your insurance policy on six months to a year in cannot get health care for your child. how free are you. there are treatments out there for you that could make you better. you are not free, not free at all. that means to have access to affordable health care. we're not saying everyone should have old plated health care but access to preventative measures, and the affordable care act is paid for. we did ask others to pay more in taxes. it is paid for. the congressional budget office says we will save a trillion dollars in the budget. you cannot address the long-term deficit without addressing health care co
came out of the united states constitution. i think the behavior of the tea party is thumbing their nose at the constitution of the united states and the very process that was set up in order to govern ourselves. a lot of tea party folks talk about freedom and liberty. i would say the freedom to be healthy. how free are you if you are sick? have ae are you if you young child that has cancer and you hit your lifetime limit on your insurance policy on six months to a year in cannot get health...
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our nation remained at war. yes, we are still at war. emergency funding, the supports commanders on the ground also remains unavailable. service leaders report they are further curtailing training for later deploying units. an activity that had already been reduced things to sequestration. service members transferring to and from overseas speak of problems with housing allowances not being started and dislocation allowance is not being paid. i would be remiss if i didn't mention the fact that military tuition assistance programs have been suspended and with a continued shutdown and the likelihood that g.i. bill payments will also be suspended, that poses a problem. at the end of the day, the most important asset are our people. the shutdown has raised significant morale concerns within the military as the force does its best to operate despite the additional stressors. this has commanders and service members alike very worried. each passing day of the shutdown, the readiness of our fighting force becomes more at risk. those serving our n
our nation remained at war. yes, we are still at war. emergency funding, the supports commanders on the ground also remains unavailable. service leaders report they are further curtailing training for later deploying units. an activity that had already been reduced things to sequestration. service members transferring to and from overseas speak of problems with housing allowances not being started and dislocation allowance is not being paid. i would be remiss if i didn't mention the fact that...
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they seem to want to shutdown the national government. legalesident has a responsibility to pay the debts of the united states. they use the 14th amendment or a $14 trillion coin. in financial news, you can see the premarket data. this is futures, how they are looking this morning before the market opens up. they are taking higher on hopes of a debt deal. this is what it looks like right now before the markets open. let me show you what it looked like yesterday when the markets closed. downan see that they were quite a bit after news of the and theling apart senate taking up negotiations again. this is how the markets closed yesterday, but taking up higher on news this morning that there could possibly be a deal coming out of the senate. we have to wait and see what happens. there will be meetings behind closed doors. this is from congressman labrador's website. conversations with conservatives happening today. obviously they'll talk about what is next and the government shutdown. caller: hello. things.e several i agree with the gentleman
they seem to want to shutdown the national government. legalesident has a responsibility to pay the debts of the united states. they use the 14th amendment or a $14 trillion coin. in financial news, you can see the premarket data. this is futures, how they are looking this morning before the market opens up. they are taking higher on hopes of a debt deal. this is what it looks like right now before the markets open. let me show you what it looked like yesterday when the markets closed. downan...
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it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, the federal government has been shut down for 15 days. for 15 days the president and senate democrats have made very few attempts to work with the house to reopen the government's doors. washington democrats have not been willing to meaningfully negotiate with house republicans who voted four times to avoid the fiscal crisis. time is ticking. the people of south carolina's second congressional district are hurting due to washington democrats' inability to engage in the legislative process. on behalf of the savannah river site employee in akin who is at risk to additional cuts to his hardworking paycheck and the young family in columbia who is
it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, the federal government has been shut down for 15 days. for 15 days the...
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on all nations. we have begun to review the way that we gather intelligence so that we can properly balance the legitimate can -- legitimate concerns of our citizens and allies that the private -- with the privacy concerns that all people share. the national security agency is a foreign intelligence agency, i would remind you, focused on developing information about valid targets. the activities are directed against these targets in response to u.s. leaders hoping to protect the nation from threats like terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. thank you all very much. have a great day. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> this is eleanor roosevelt's typewriter. this is where she wrote her column. here i have the original drafts of some of the columns. i wanted to share them. this one is her first, it sets the tone for the columns to follow. what she is talking about here are the comings and goings in
on all nations. we have begun to review the way that we gather intelligence so that we can properly balance the legitimate can -- legitimate concerns of our citizens and allies that the private -- with the privacy concerns that all people share. the national security agency is a foreign intelligence agency, i would remind you, focused on developing information about valid targets. the activities are directed against these targets in response to u.s. leaders hoping to protect the nation from...
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did you speak on the difficulties of the eight court nation unit in providing for councils and what s isnc doing to facilitate that? >> the acu and the local councils, they see they are one of the first organizations coordinated by the coalition. it has been doing he simply, a good job, but there have been some issues of coordination. at the local councils, the challenge with them, those are not councils that have been democratically selected, elected. in many cases the activists in this area who have been active were able to do it. in some cases like aleppo, they managed to have an election. they brought in people from the different neighborhoods, towns, and they selected the council. part of the work that has been done with the local councils is to train them to improve, to reach out, and number two, to improve the quality of that outreach. the more some of them were able to do it, they became more representative. some of these local councils are challenged by other groups. in the coalition we are open to the idea of making these councils or responsive, more representative, and then
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we need to be healthy as a nation. if we are not ensuring everyone -- we have more diseases out there that everyone can get. people are going to be more sicker -- host: we want to keep taking your calls but first we want to talk to scott wilson from the "washington post." scott, thank you for being with us. guest: thank you for having me. host: what can we expect from this meeting at the white house? guest: it comes against the backdrop of american drone use in pakistan. prime ministers sharif has been a vocal critic of that policy. it is very unpopular in pakistan for its effect on its civilians. the focus will be centered around that, but of course the president will want to talk to end lot of his plans the war in neighboring afghanistan. [video clip] gentlemen, there is the matter of drone strikes which i've disturbed and agitated our people. in my first statement to parliament i agreed to a strong commitment to ending the drone strikes. the national conference has dronesd that the use of is a violation and is detri
we need to be healthy as a nation. if we are not ensuring everyone -- we have more diseases out there that everyone can get. people are going to be more sicker -- host: we want to keep taking your calls but first we want to talk to scott wilson from the "washington post." scott, thank you for being with us. guest: thank you for having me. host: what can we expect from this meeting at the white house? guest: it comes against the backdrop of american drone use in pakistan. prime...
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[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 271 and the nays are 147. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. would members please take their conversations from the floor? clear the aisle, clear the well. the house will come to order. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. shuster: mr. speaker, i rise to ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and tend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 380. -- 3080. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to house resolution 385 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the
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how can this one indispensable nation now be a laughingstock? my constituents are certainly disturbed. i had a conversation with one of them, a guy i have known for 25 years now, he said explain to me what's going on in washington. the republicans, senator cruz, the house the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time are demanding a negotiation. i'm saying yes they are demanding a negotiation. they are using the shutdown and the debt ceiling as leverage to achieve their goals. what are those goals he said? well, it started out with a repeal of the affordable care act. that's where senator cruz start add couple weeks ago. then it moved on to we want congress to not have its employer contribution. then it moved on to simply talk to us. then there was a long list of things. we want the x.l. pipeline approved, we want the affordable care act delayed for two years. a long, long list of policy wishes that the republicans have said they want in this negotiation. and my friend says, so what do you get? what do the democrats get if you build the x.l. p
how can this one indispensable nation now be a laughingstock? my constituents are certainly disturbed. i had a conversation with one of them, a guy i have known for 25 years now, he said explain to me what's going on in washington. the republicans, senator cruz, the house the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time are demanding a negotiation. i'm saying yes they are demanding a negotiation. they are using the shutdown and the debt ceiling as leverage to achieve their goals. what are those...
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and credibility of the united states, as we move forward, that is on the line. host: here is the quotation from the chinese news agency. still right now, we are first amongst the other nations when it comes to opportunity and growth, return on investment, but there is no guarantee that will continue, especially if we keep playing these games in washington and hurt the full credit of the united states. that is really what is at stake. lauren, pennsylvania. independent caller. my question is on insurance. i do believe obamacare has some good points, but my main question is why don't we mandate insurance companies and health care providers to bring their cost down? pay overd and i both $2000 a year for insurance. they only cover 70%, so you pay for all of this insurance him and nothing is covered anyway. bills keep going up, why are we not mandated to bring these things in at a lower cost to help people get affordable health care? questionat is a great but the focus needs to be in the health care provider community. what can we do to encourage better outcome of car
and credibility of the united states, as we move forward, that is on the line. host: here is the quotation from the chinese news agency. still right now, we are first amongst the other nations when it comes to opportunity and growth, return on investment, but there is no guarantee that will continue, especially if we keep playing these games in washington and hurt the full credit of the united states. that is really what is at stake. lauren, pennsylvania. independent caller. my question is on...
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[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> we already know there are land mines out there, that you have to be careful about how you manage your way through these things, issues to do with the abortion issue in the united states, and tons, race, arab- israeli relations, and other countries. they have their red lines they have to be aware of, and what it part to nist could get away with in sampras kisco to be different cartoonist in san francisco could get away with in is different than in algoma. i asked they say bad news is good for cartoonists, because it gives us a lot of fodder. i would rather work harder and have less bad news and know where we were going, in a right direction, and we are not going in a right direction. i feel very -- like it is a real calling for me to get my opinions out there. it is not alld, fun and games for cartoonists. herar why. james and thesse infant ms. -- infamous james younger gang. on c-span3, four decades after watergate, a look at nixon and the saturday night massacre, sunday
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october is national breast cancer awareness month. it is estimated that almost 40,000 women in the united states will die of breast cancer this year. those are mothers, sisters, grandmothers, wives, daughters. we'll miss them and it shouldn't be. thousands of men will be diagnosed with breast cancer as well. breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women in the united states. globally breast cancer accounts for one quarter of all cancers suffered by women. every family probably in this chamber today and across america has been touched in their lives by somebody who has had breast cancer. i'm certainly no exception. my mother-in-law, ruth capito, died tragically at age 51, diagnosed with breast cancer. i never knew her as a mother-in-law. my children never got to enjoy the pleasures of having her as their grandmother. the emptiness and hurt never goes away. with the efforts of many dedicated to fighting breast cancer, we are making some progress but limited progress in stopping premature deaths caused by this ter
october is national breast cancer awareness month. it is estimated that almost 40,000 women in the united states will die of breast cancer this year. those are mothers, sisters, grandmothers, wives, daughters. we'll miss them and it shouldn't be. thousands of men will be diagnosed with breast cancer as well. breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women in the united states. globally breast cancer accounts for one quarter of all cancers suffered by women. every family...